2018–19 Croatian Second Football League
The 2018–19 Croatian Second Football League is the 28th season of the Croatian Second Football League, the second level football competition for men's association football teams in Croatia, since its establishment in 1992. The season started on 24 August 2018 and is scheduled to end in May 2019.
The league is contested by 14 teams and played in a double round robin format, with each team playing every other team twice over 26 rounds.
Teams
On 23 April 2018, Croatian Football Federation announced that the first stage of licensing procedure for 2018–19 season was completed. For the 2018–19 Druga HNL, only six clubs outside of top level were issued a second level license: Dinamo Zagreb II, Gorica, Hajduk Split II, Lučko, Osijek II and Sesvete. In the second stage of licensing procedure clubs that were not licensed in the first round appealed the decision.The following teams have mathematically secured their place in the 2018–19 Druga HNL.
Stadia and locations
Club | Coach | City / Town | Stadium | 2017–18 result | Capacity |
BSK | Denis Krstanović | Bijelo Brdo | Igralište BSK | 2nd | |
Dinamo Zagreb II | Igor Jovićević | Zagreb | Stadion Hitrec-Kacian | 3rd | 5,000 |
Dugopolje | Miroslav Bojko | Dugopolje | Stadion Hrvatski vitezovi | 6th | 5,200 |
Hajduk Split II | Mario Despotović | Split | Stadion Poljud | 5th | 35,000 |
Hrvatski Dragovoljac | Boris Perković | Zagreb | Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić | 11th | 5,000 |
Kustošija | Ante Ivanda | Zagreb | Stadion NK Kustošija | 8th | 2,550 |
Lučko | Dražen Biškup | Zagreb | Stadion Lučko | 10th | 1,500 |
Međimurje | Matija Kristić | Čakovec | Stadion SRC Mladost | 3rd | 6,500 |
Osijek II | Dino Skender | Osijek | Stadion Gradski vrt | 1st | 18,856 |
Sesvete | Dino Babić | Zagreb | Stadion sv. Josip Radnik | 4th | 1,200 |
Solin | Mladen Jurić | Solin | Stadion pokraj Jadra | 9th | 4,000 |
Šibenik | Borimir Perković | Šibenik | Stadion Šubićevac | 7th | 6,824 |
Zadar | Krešimir Sunara | Zadar | Stadion Stanovi | 3rd | 5,860 |
Varaždin | Branko Karačić | Varaždin | Stadion Anđelko Herjavec | 2nd | 8,850 |
Number of teams by county
League table
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Leon Benko | Varaždin | 21 |
2 | Marko Tolić | Sesvete | 15 |
3 | Josip Špoljarić | Osijek II | 13 |
4 | Antonio Repić | Zadar | 12 |
5 | Mario Munivrana | Međimurje | 8 |
6 | Ivan Delić | Hajduk Split II | 7 |
6 | Valentino Majstorović | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 7 |
6 | Prince Ampem Obeng | Šibenik | 7 |
6 | Mario Vasilj | Sesvete | 7 |